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How the Ad Slump Affects Big (and Small) Tech


Author: Tom Dotan and Jessica Toonkel
Publication: The Information

The severity of the pandemic-caused ad market slump is becoming clearer. The immediate impact is particularly sharp for digital media, where some executives report declines of as much as 50% in ad bookings. But analysts also predict that big companies like Alphabet, Facebook and Twitter will be hurt—and that they could feel the damage for several years.


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